Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-5525
VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.1.0) contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) backend. A malicious user with normal user privileges on the guest machine may exploit this issue in conjunction with other issues to execute code on the Linux host where Workstation is installed.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionExecute code
Products affected by CVE-2019-5525
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-5525
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 10 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2019-5525
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7.2
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HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.9
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10.0
|
NIST | |
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8.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.0
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6.0
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2019-5525
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The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2019-5525
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https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0009.html
VMSA-2019-0009Vendor Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108674
VMware Workstation CVE-2019-5525 Local Code Execution VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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